Abstract
Detachment of the retina signifies an inward separation of the sensory part of the retina from the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). There is an accumulation of fluid in the space between the neural retina and the retinal pigment epithelium known as subretinal fluid (Fig. 13.1). The retina bulges inwards like the collapsed bladder of a football. Once detached, the retina can no longer function and in humans it tends to remain detached, unless treatment is available.
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Galloway, N.R., Amoaku, W.M.K., Galloway, P.H., Browning, A.C. (2022). Retinal Detachment. In: Common Eye Diseases and their Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08450-8_13
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